Sleigh-runner attachment for vehicle-wheels.



No. 821,974; PATENTBD MAY 29, 1906.

. L. J. ALLARD. SLEIGH RUNNER ATTACHMENT FOR VEHICLE WHEELS.

APPLICATION FILED APB.29.1905

LOUIS JOHN ALLABD, OF FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.

SLEIGH-RUNNER ATTACHMENT FOR VEHICLE-WHEELS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

ratented May 29, 1906.

Application filed April 29, 1905. Serial N0x 258,079.

To all whom it may concern} Be it known that I, LOUIS JOHN ALLARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fall River, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Sleigh-Runner Attachment for Vehicle- Wheels, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention, as the title indicates, relates to means for converting wheeled vehicles into sleighs without the necessity of removing the wheels therefrom.

The object is to provide a simple attachment of this character and of a novel nature which can be easily and securely applied to or detached from a vehicle-wheel and which when in place thereon constitutes an efficient runner that will accommodate itself to the inequalities of the surface over which it travels.

A further and important object is to provide a structure that is readily adjustable and applicable to wheels of different diam eters and widths.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a View in elevation of the attachment applied to a wheel. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail longitudinal sectional view through a portion of the runner. Fig. 4 is a detail crosssectional view on an enlarged scale. Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the runner. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view similar to Fig. 4, but illustrating a different form of spacing device. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of the spacing device illustrated in Fig. 6.

Similar reference-numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawmgs.

In the embodiment illustrated a runner is provided which may be of any desirable shape comprising a body portion 8 and a shoe 9, said runner having its front end upturned with the terminal of the shoe formed into an eye 10,'the rear end of said shoe being also formed into an eye 11. Pivotally connected to these eyes by means of bolts 12 are sets of spaced curved links 13, the links of each set'being provided with a plurality of bolt-receiving openings 14. Wheel-embrac ing clips are pivotally and adjustably connected to the links 13, each of said clips comprising side plates 15, that are connected to the links by pivot-bolts 16, which bolts may be placed in any of the openings 14 desired. Between the clips and links and mounted on the pivot-bolt 16 is an extensible spacing device, preferably in theform of a coiled spring 17. Instead of this structure a sectional sleeve 18 may be employed, as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7, the abutting edges of the sections of said sleeve being disposed at an inclination, as shown, and provided with interfitting teeth 19.

1 Between the ends of the runner the body 8 is provided with a longitudinally-curved depressed wheel-receiving seat 20, and located on opposite sides of said seat are retainingflanges in the form of plates 21, preferably secured to the body 8 by means of bolts 22 or other suitable fasteners.

In applying the attachment a wheel, as 23 is placed in the seat 20, and the links 13 are swung inwardly on opposite sides of said wheel, the spacing device being extended sufficiently to permit the clip-plates to embrace the wheel rim or felly and tire. The free ends of said. plates are then clam ed upon the wheel by means of the bolts 24, t us securing the runner rigidly to the wheel. In case of wheels of different diameters the pivot-bolts 16 are placed in different openings of the links. It will thus be seen that a simple attachment is provided which can be easily and securely applied to or removed from a vehicle-wheel and which constitutes an eflicient runner. Furthermore, the device is applicable to wheels of different diameters and different sizes, the adjustment of the clips in connection with the curved links permitting the connections 'of the ends of the runner with wheels the rims of which are located different distances from said ends.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, and many .advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a runner attachment, the combination with a runner, ofmeans for connecting the runner to a wheel, said means comprising a link connected to the runner, a rim-embracing clip arranged to extend transversely around a wheel-rim, and a pivot connecting the link and. clip and disposed transversely of the runner, said clip and pivot being adjustable longitudinally along the link.

2. In a runner attachment, the combination with a runner, of means for connecting the runner to a wheel, said means comprising a curved link pivotally connected to the runner, a Wheel-embracing clip and a pivot con-- necting the link and clip, said pivot being adj ustable longitudinally along the link.

3. In a runner attachment, the combination with a runner having a front upturned end and a depressed wheel-receiving seat between its ends, of upstanding retainingflanges carried by the runner and located on opposite sides of the seat, curved links pivoted to the front and rear ends of the runner, and wheel-embracing clips adjustable to different positions along the links and pivotally associated therewith.

- 4. In a runner attachment, the combination with a runner, of spaced links connected thereto, a wheel-embracing clip comprising spaced side members associated with the link, a connection passing through the links and side members, and an extensible spacing device located on the connection between the links and side members.

5. In a runner attachment, the combination with a runner, of spaced links pivotally connected thereto, a wheel-embracing clip comprising spaced side plates associated with the links, a bolt connecting the links and .plates and bridging the space between the same, a coiled spring located on the bolt between the links and side plates, and a clamping-bolt for connecting the free ends of the side plates.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto a'HiXed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS JOHN ALLARD.

Witnesses:

LoUIs A. ALLARD, Jr., J. LABREcI-IE. 

